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As we stand and sit upright for hours, our intervertebral discs are compressed and the spine become shorter. Most adults get about 1% shorter over the course of a typical day. While one sleeps, the intervertebral discs absorb water, swell up a bit, and we regain that height. We’re taller when we get out of bed than at the end of the day when we go to bed.
If you are, say, 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) tall at your morning height, you’ll be about 1.8 cm (0.7 in.) shorter by the end of the day.
If you are, say, 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) tall at your morning height, you’ll be about 1.8 cm (0.7 in.) shorter by the end of the day.